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Start: 6:45 pm
End: 8:30 pm
a cappella, facing East dvar tikkun Ayanna Williams Church of the Pilgrims building 2201 P St NW Gothic building with large rainbow "welcome" banner on west side of 22nd St between P & Q Sts, NW. Enter around to the left side of the main entrance through the stairs down marked "Fellowship Hall."6:45 pm services; 8:15 pm veggie potluck Directions here | ||
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Start: 5:30 pm
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HEI Hotels and Resorts, owner of the Sheraton Crystal City, is one of the fastest growing hotel management companies in the US. While itowns a hotel, HEI employs a range of techniques to bring costs down.Employees have experienced reduced hours and layoffs, shortages in cleaning supplies and basic materials, and increased workloads -especially in housekeeping. Now, HEI workers are fighting back! In February 2009, workers at the Sheraton Crystal City in Northern Virginia joined HEI workers at the Le Meridien in San Francisco and Hilton Long Beach in a national campaign for fairness. Supported by student activists and local community leaders, workers presented their general manager with a demand for a fair and democratic process for deciding whether to form a union, without management interference. | ||
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Start: 10:30 am
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For January's JUFJ Fair Purple Line Working Group meeting we're taking a spin on things and taking a tour in Langley Park and then eating lunch at a local Indian vegetarian restaurant. The tour will include a visit to La Union Mall, walk through the apartments of Langley Park that will be greatly affected due to the development around the Purple Line and TLC Sector Plan, seeing the Multicultural Center that is being built in the heart of Langley Park, and (depending on time) visiting some local residents. After the tour we will go get some lunch and celebrate the work we've accomplished in our first year of the Fair Purple Line campaign. We will be meeting at the Takoma Metro at 10:30am on Sunday, January 17th to carpool into Langley Park together. Please RSVP to Lindsay at linz.morris@gmail.com. Start: 2:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Who Inspires You? The 2nd annual Inside the Activists' Studio event will feature an impressive roster of local Jewish activists, networking opportunities, and skills-share workshops. Join us on Sunday, January 17, from 2:30-7:00 pm to learn from and be energized by local Jewish change-makers, and to celebrate the ways we are all working to create a more just and equitable world. Free registration and more info at whoinspiresyoudc.eventbrite.com. Hosted by the AJWS-AVODAH Partnership, Jews United for Justice, HIAS Young Leaders, Moishe House, and Sixth & I, and co-sponsored by Hazon, Jewschool.com, and Zeek. | ||
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Start: 12:00 pm
Dear friends, We are now approaching the first anniversary of the Obama Inauguration, yet in communities across the United States, millions of people still live in fear everyday. These workers, sisters, fathers, children are under constant threat that any interaction with police-however minor-could lead to detention and even deportation. We have watched incredulously as authorities have actually increased the number of workplace raids on immigrant workers, creating an atmosphere of terror throughout our communities. We must act now-boldly-to put an end to these injustices. Join us in action and prayer on Tuesday, January 26th, in Washington, DC for a rally and demonstration in front of the Department of Homeland Security. There you will be in unity with immigrant workers, faith leaders, labor activists and community leaders who will be calling on President Obama and his administration to simply do what is right, and: 1. Immediately put an end to the deportation of persons with family in the US Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Learn concrete tools for raising money from your base! Part of the Gerry Brittain Education Project, is an initiative of DC Jobs with Justice designed to strengthen local organizing and build power among working people in the District of Columbia. Pre-register online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bdAvdFc2_2bP7TBKN2m08OLA_3d_3d | ||
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Start: 6:45 pm
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6:45 pm services; 8:15 pm veggie potluck dvar tikkun Natalie Nanasi, Jeanne Smoot, Tahirih Justice Center:Protecting Immigrant Women and Girls Fleeing Violence | ||
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